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Lucius III

Shiver Games · 2018-12-13

Steam

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Dec 13, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Lucius is back. In a whole new narrative experience, he now returns to his old neighborhood of Winter Hill. The path will be a difficult one, with trials and tribulations waiting ahead. Has he made the right choices? Is it finally time to end it all?

Lucius III is an Adventure and Indie game released in 2018, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (53% of 1286 reviews).

1
playing now
53%
positive of 1.3k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
40/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 50 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (149 reviews).
  • · Top 12% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 32k–77k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,286 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.00 at Fanatical (2020-10-15) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 10 of 20 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
838320182026Week of 2018-12-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-09-15 02:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$1.492018-11-262026-07-232018-11-26 — best price $19.992019-02-04 — best price $16.992019-05-10 — best price $12.992019-07-24 — best price $19.992019-09-23 — best price $5.102019-11-20 — best price $19.992019-12-19 — best price $3.992020-01-22 — best price $4.992020-03-23 — best price $19.992020-05-19 — best price $19.992020-07-16 — best price $3.202020-10-16 — best price $4.992020-11-25 — best price $3.752021-01-09 — best price $3.002021-02-21 — best price $19.992021-05-17 — best price $2.252021-07-23 — best price $19.992021-11-11 — best price $2.242022-01-05 — best price $19.992022-03-12 — best price $2.092022-06-30 — best price $19.992022-09-27 — best price $19.992022-12-13 — best price $4.002023-03-06 — best price $19.992023-04-25 — best price $19.992023-08-30 — best price $19.992023-12-22 — best price $3.002024-04-08 — best price $19.992024-08-20 — best price $2.992024-12-19 — best price $2.992025-06-27 — best price $2.992025-12-11 — best price $2.992026-03-19 — best price $2.992026-07-23 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

36
achievements tracked
63%
earned "What! These things again?"
26.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudStatsFamily Sharing1 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Finnish, Russian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2018-12-13 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,16622%36

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

DarkGoreIndieActionDemonsHorrorNudityPuzzleViolentAdventure

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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